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Pincerna major (Godwin-Austen, 1893)
1465933 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1465933)
unaccepted > superseded combination
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(of Alycaeus (Dioryx) granum var. major Godwin-Austen, 1893) Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1893). On some new species of the land-molluscan genus <i>Alycaeus</i> from the Khasi and Naga Hill Country, Assam, Munipur, and the Ruby Mine District, Upper Burma; and on one species from the Nicobars. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 61 (3): 592-595. London [October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30981683
page(s): 594 [details]
page(s): 594 [details]
Nomenclature This species was described as A. mangutensis by Godwin-Austen in 1914, and that name was later used as a valid taxon name...
Nomenclature This species was described as A. mangutensis by Godwin-Austen in 1914, and that name was later used as a valid taxon name (Gude 1921; Ramakrishna et al. 2010). However, the name Alycaeus (Dioryx) granum var. major Godwin-Austen, 1893 for the same taxon was validly introduced, and is available. Thus, the species must be called Pincerna major (Godwin-Austen, 1893), and the name Alycaeus mangutensis Godwin-Austen, 1914 is a junior objective synonym. [details]
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(of Alycaeus (Dioryx) granum var. major Godwin-Austen, 1893) Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1893). On some new species of the land-molluscan genus <i>Alycaeus</i> from the Khasi and Naga Hill Country, Assam, Munipur, and the Ruby Mine District, Upper Burma; and on one species from the Nicobars. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 61 (3): 592-595. London [October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30981683
page(s): 594 [details]
page(s): 594 [details]
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Nomenclature This species was described as A. mangutensis by Godwin-Austen in 1914, and that name was later used as a valid taxon name (Gude 1921; Ramakrishna et al. 2010). However, the name Alycaeus (Dioryx) granum var. major Godwin-Austen, 1893 for the same taxon was validly introduced, and is available. Thus, the species must be called Pincerna major (Godwin-Austen, 1893), and the name Alycaeus mangutensis Godwin-Austen, 1914 is a junior objective synonym. [details]
